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Re: Think your baby is nursing too much? Read this!

I was just reading my way through this website when I stumbled upon this post.

Last night at 4 am I cried for an hour because I was absolutely SICK of breastfeeding. I felt as though BFing was all I did. All day long, all night long. I was so over it last night. I just cried. And this morning I told my DH that I just wanted a large cup of coffee (something I've been avoiding because I think it causes my baby to be irritable). This post just rang so true to me today.

Re: Think your baby is nursing too much? Read this!

^you know your baby best but fyi studies suggest that if a baby is going to have an adverse reaction to caffeine ingested by mom, a mom has to consume the equivalent of 5 cups of coffee a day. Personally despite having a colicky baby i have my AM cup of coffee every day because life is not worth living without it.

Re: Think your baby is nursing too much? Read this!

Thank you so much for this! My lo is 10 weeks old and has acid reflux which has made breastfeeding such a challenge. Everyone has insisted he needs to start taking a bottle so I can take a break. The truth is I think we have finally found our groove and I dont want to start the bottle. Im just starting to enjoy our time during our 10 nursing sessions a day!

Re: Think your baby is nursing too much? Read this!

Thank goodness I found this. My husband was worrying more than me about our 1 week old feeding too much, I knew deep down I should carry on doing what I felt was natural but it's hard to follow your instincts when you're tired and people around you are constantly telling you the opposite. A brilliant article that gave me a bit of comfort just when I needed it, THANK YOU!

Re: Think your baby is nursing too much? Read this!

Just stumbled across this post and I LOVE the article!!! I breastfed my son for 3 years and just had my daughter.. It has been a long time since I nursed a newborn. Glad I came across this article. Gave me reassurance and was able to share and educate others! Thank you for posting!